Men's Softball World Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2015 ISF Men's World Championship | |
| Sport | Softball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1966 |
| No. of teams | 16 (Finals) |
| Continent | International |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 New Zealand |
| Most titles |
New Zealand (6 titles) |
The Men's Softball World Championship, known through 2013 as the ISF Men's World Championship, is a softball tournament for the best national men's teams in the world. Held every four years, first by the International Softball Federation (ISF) through 2013 and now by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the 16 best teams in the world compete.[1][2] From 2013 the event will be held every second year.
Results
| Year | Final Host | Medalists | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Final score | Runners-up | 3rd place | |||
| 1966 Details |
 Mexico City |
 United States |
6 – 0 | Mexico |
New Zealand | |
| 1968 Details |
Oklahoma City |
United States |
4 – 0 |  Canada |
Mexico | |
| 1972 Details |
 Manila |
Canada |
1 – 0 | United States |
New Zealand | |
| 1976 Details |
Lower Hutt |
United States
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| 1980 Details |
Tacoma |
United States |
3 – 0 | Canada |
 Bahamas | |
| 1984 Details |
Midland |
New Zealand |
3 – 1 | Canada |
United States | |
| 1988 Details |
Saskatoon |
United States |
4 – 0 | New Zealand |
Canada | |
| 1992 Details |
Manila |
Canada |
5 – 3 | New Zealand |
United States | |
| 1996 Details |
Midland |
New Zealand |
4 – 0 | Canada |
 Japan | |
| 2000 Details |
 East London |
New Zealand |
2 – 1 | Japan |
United States | |
| 2004 Details |
Christchurch |
New Zealand |
9 – 5 | Canada |
 Australia | |
| 2009 Details |
Saskatoon |
Australia |
5 – 0 | New Zealand |
Canada | |
| 2013 Details |
Auckland |
New Zealand |
4 – 1 |  Venezuela |
Australia | |
| 2015 Details |
Saskatoon |
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In 1976 the final day was rained out. New Zealand, USA and Canada were all awarded the gold medal.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Australia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
See also
References
- ↑ Past results since 1990 in softball
- ↑ "Tradestaff ISF Men's World Softball Championships". NHSA. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
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